MKDiN sued Father Rydzyk’s foundation. A staggering amount in the background
The foundation, founded by Father Tadeusz Rydzyk, was sued by Marta Cienkowska’s ministry. In the background, contracts worth PLN 210 million.
Maciej Wróbel, deputy head of the ministry, announced the MKDiN’s move on Thursday (November 13). “Due to the lack of willingness to reach a settlement on the part of the Lux Veritatis Foundation regarding the construction of the ‘Memory and Identity’ Museum in Toruń, we filed a lawsuit in court,” he said via the X platform.
The Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Marta Cienkowska, also spoke on the matter.
The Ministry of Culture sued Father Tadeusz Rydzyk’s foundation. In the background, the construction of the museum
The deputy minister revealed that the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage wants to “annul the contracts concluded between the Minister of Culture and the foundation and award the amount of PLN 210 million with interest to the State Treasury.” “Museum – YES – but on clear and transparent terms,” he emphasized.
The information provided by Wróbel was also confirmed by Cienkowska. In her opinion, the move made by MKDiN means that “the Polish state is regaining control over public money.” “The era of untouchability and private projects financed from public funds is over. The law applies to everyone – without exceptions, even if some people thought for years that they were above it,” she said. She assured that the ministry would do everything to bring the matter to an end. “To (manage – editor) recover what belongs to citizens,” she noted.
By the end of the Supreme Audit Office’s audit, the construction of the museum initiated by the Redemptorist had cost nearly PLN 150 million
Museum of Memory and Identity Saint John Paul II, which is to be built in the capital of Kujawy and Pomerania, will be located near the church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the New Evangelization and the complex of the Academy of Social and Media Culture in Toruń. The name is inspired by the title of Karol Wojtyła’s last book.
The Supreme Audit Office once became interested in building the museum. At the time when the NIK report was prepared, nearly PLN 149 million had already been allocated for construction.
